xvi historical, 



with Instruments for cultivating 

 the ground, Avhich is represen- 

 ted as remarkably fertile. 



In eacli fhip are accommo- 

 dations for forty or fifty artifi- 

 cers and hufbandmen, who are 

 going to settle in the country 

 under the protection of the 

 company. 



It is supposed that by the 

 beginning of the ensuing year, 

 the company v.'ill have 2000 

 Rcres planted with sugar canes. 

 The natives of the country are 

 to be engaged to work for hire, 

 raid to the people who go out 

 from hence tracts of land are 

 to be afsigned. Every man is 

 to have t\\'enty acres j if he has 

 a wife, he is to liave ten more j 

 and for each cliild an additional 

 live acres. 



It is reported, that the Dutch 

 sold out above L. 700,00c, 

 from our funds on Tuesday j 

 notwithstanding which, the 

 stocks rose. 



The poor laws, and the evils 

 they produce among the people, 

 are at length beginning to re- 

 <:eive some small check by local 

 ■arrangements of different di- 

 stricts. The burthens upon 

 the people, for the payment of 

 interest on the national debt, by 

 the wisdom and humanity of 

 former governments do not ex- 

 ceed seventeen millions — while 

 ^■for the poor rates alone above 

 X. 31,000,0000. Sterling are 

 •310W drained from the people ! — 

 ^t such enormity of opprefsion, 

 the smallest partial redrefi ef- 



chronicJe, 



fected must be acceptable ti- 

 Ndings to the community, ^t 

 Shrcwfhury, by introducing in- 

 variably a plan of systematic 

 labour, lliey make the poor earn ■ 

 more than they spend. At 

 Wrexham no pauper is relieved 

 that keeps a dog. At Norton 

 in IStaftbrdiliire, no pauperis re- 

 lieved who drinks tea and sugar. 

 The Shrewlhury ceconomy on 

 the poor rates is thus remark- 

 able ■■, — there arc s!,. parilhes in 

 the town — the expence of one 

 of them, under the mischievous 

 authority of the poor laws, was 

 L. 2700 a-year— at present the 

 whole six parilhes do not spend 

 L. 2600 a-year. 



A very splendid embafsy to 

 the Emperor of China, is about 

 to be sent from this country, 

 and Lord Macartney has had 

 the offer of being appointed to it. 



The Swallow packet which 

 lias been so anxiously looked 

 for from India has at last 

 reached England. 



Intelligence of this kind was 

 received lately in the city and 

 was announced ,at the India 

 House. 



About three weeks ago, a 

 farmer in the pariih of Eorth- 

 wick, Scotland, sold 100 lambs 

 to a butcher in Edinburgh for 

 100 guineas. Last year he did 

 tlie same. 



The many alarming fires that 

 have taken place in this city of 

 late through carlefsnefs, call for 

 the serious attention of the iji- 

 habitants. * 



